Best Eric Slivoskey Podcasts (2025)

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13. No Gaines No Pain: You won't believe what Sergeant Gaines said about Pain 15:35

2d ago15:35

15:35

This is a story-form episode concerning the role that struggle and pain plays in personal growth. The setting is a classroom at the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences building on the grounds of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. It is the middle of July in 1991. I am one of 62 soldiers who meet for the final academic session of our 20 week t…

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12. How Do We Build Up Our Personal Resilience?: Tips, Tools, and Strategies That Make a Difference 18:32

4d ago18:32

18:32

In the third and final segment of this mini-series on Personal Resilience, I offer 6 specific tools and strategies for helping us when we face difficult times, challenging circumstances, and life altering traumatic events. The 6 strategies include: - Discover your resources and ask for help - Tune in to your situation & educate yourself - “Aim smal…

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11. When The Obstacle Becomes The Way: Cultivating and Building Resilience in the Presence of Tragedy 32:18

9d ago32:18

32:18

In this solo episode, I talk about 3 separate tragedies that showed up in my youth, significant events that all happened in the first ten years of my life. I share how these situations laid the groundwork and a sort of foundation for me to cultivate a resilient mindset, even as my life was swirling with grief, deep loss, pain, fear, and uncertainty…

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10. Rolling Into Resilience: Part One 16:27

12d ago16:27

16:27

In this episode, I begin by using visual imagery to define the word resilience. The dictionary definition of resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties, and the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape. I discuss how important a role mindfulness plays when it comes to gaining a better understan…

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9. I Had an Episode of Anxiety Yesterday and This is What It Looked and Felt Like 18:44

16d ago18:44

18:44

Today I talk about an experience I had while filming one of my early guest episodes this past week. I had what I would describe as a social anxiety panic attack. I experienced these reactions frequently in my teens and twenties, and although they became less common in the past 25 years or so… they can still appear without any notice. For me, the on…

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8. Troubled Times: How Thieves & Scam Artists Tried to Derail Our Business and What We Did To Fight Back 28:50

19d ago28:50

28:50

Building and growing a business can be tough when dealing with the challenges of hiring great staff, promoting your products, and managing costs. Being profitable when people are stealing from you on a daily basis or when curious customers turn into scam artists who want to destroy your business makes it even tougher. In this episode of the podcast…

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7. Profits and Pitfalls: What to Expect When Business Bombs and Side-Hustles Go Sideways 32:20

23d ago32:20

32:20

Building and maintaining a business and working a side hustle can often be difficult. There is sometimes lots of hours and very little yield or pay for the efforts and energy expended. Promotions don’t always work, marketing strategies often misfire, and the sacrifices required to get the job done are often unrecognized and underestimated. We must …

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6. The Way of the Entrepreneur: Why Working a Conventional Job Has Become None of My Business 26:17

26d ago26:17

26:17

What are some factors that lead someone down the path towards entrepreneurship? In this episode, I discuss the work culture in America and how it’s not set up to help us experience longevity, nor does it contribute to human flourishing. Many of us are working our whole lives and sacrificing tremendous parts of ourselves to make others’ dreams come …

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5. What is Holding You Back? Exploring the Impact of Self-Limiting Beliefs 24:41

1M ago24:41

24:41

What if you were to gain life altering clarity around the idea that overcoming your self-limiting beliefs is key factor in helping you to make significant progress towards your goals and become a better and more confident version of yourself? In this episode, I’ll share where self-limiting beliefs come from, and how they hold us back, and why they …

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4. The MODEL I Wish I'd Learned in School 40:03

1M ago40:03

40:03

Models and Systems give us a structured way to create the results we seek. In this episode, I discuss what is perhaps the most logical and simplest Model that I’ve ever come across in the area of Personal Development. This framework is easy to understand and straightforward in terms of implementation. In this information packed discussion, I offer …

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3. What Sets Coaching Apart & How the GROW Model Can Be an Effective Tool for Coaches 35:06

1M ago35:06

35:06

Real growth starts when you stop overthinking and start taking action, and that’s exactly what coaching can help you do. In this episode, I discuss how coaching empowers people to break free from limiting beliefs and take action toward meaningful goals. I walk through the GROW model, a powerful framework for setting goals, assessing where you are n…

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2. How to Better Understand Your Values & Beliefs and The Impact They Have on Your Life 18:25

1M ago18:25

18:25

What if the only thing standing between you and success was your own beliefs? The way we see ourselves and the world around us shapes every decision we make, sometimes pushing us forward, sometimes holding us back. In this episode, we’re diving into the power of values and beliefs, why they matter, and how they quietly influence the direction of ou…

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1. Setting Sail Towards PerfectWhelm 30:56

1M ago30:56

30:56

Are you feeling stuck, either drowning in overwhelm or bored in underwhelm? In the very first episode of PerfectWhelm, I dive into the concept of finding your perfectwhelm…that sweet spot where real growth happens. This idea was first introduced to me in 2018 when I noticed how easily we swing between burnout and stagnation. My friend and instructo…

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Welcome to PerfectWhelm: The Podcast That Helps Enhance Your Life 2:52

3M ago2:52

2:52

Welcome to the PerfectWhelm podcast! I’m Eric Slivoskey—an educator, former pro football coach, writer, stand-up comedian, military veteran, and personal development coach. After traveling to all 50 states and more than 50 countries, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges people face and the universal desire to thrive. That’s why I created PerfectWhelm…

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PerfectWhelm with Eric Slivoskey: The Podcast That Helps Enhance Your Life

Eric Slivoskey, life coach

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13. No Gaines No Pain: You won't believe what Sergeant Gaines said about Pain 15:35

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12. How Do We Build Up Our Personal Resilience?: Tips, Tools, and Strategies That Make a Difference 18:32

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11. When The Obstacle Becomes The Way: Cultivating and Building Resilience in the Presence of Tragedy 32:18

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10. Rolling Into Resilience: Part One 16:27

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9. I Had an Episode of Anxiety Yesterday and This is What It Looked and Felt Like 18:44

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8. Troubled Times: How Thieves & Scam Artists Tried to Derail Our Business and What We Did To Fight Back 28:50

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7. Profits and Pitfalls: What to Expect When Business Bombs and Side-Hustles Go Sideways 32:20

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6. The Way of the Entrepreneur: Why Working a Conventional Job Has Become None of My Business 26:17

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5. What is Holding You Back? Exploring the Impact of Self-Limiting Beliefs 24:41

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4. The MODEL I Wish I'd Learned in School 40:03

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3. What Sets Coaching Apart & How the GROW Model Can Be an Effective Tool for Coaches 35:06

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2. How to Better Understand Your Values & Beliefs and The Impact They Have on Your Life 18:25

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1. Setting Sail Towards PerfectWhelm 30:56

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Welcome to PerfectWhelm: The Podcast That Helps Enhance Your Life 2:52

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